Feminist Postcolonial Theory: A Reader

Reina Lewis, Sara Mills

Taylor & Francis Group, 2003 - Philosophy - 754 pages

Feminism and postcolonialism are allies, and the impressive selection of writings brought together in this volume demonstrate how fruitful that alliance can be. Reina Lewis and Sara Mills have assembled a brilliant selection of thinkers, organizing them into six categories: "Gendering Colonialism and Postcolonialism/Radicalizing Feminism," "Rethinking Whiteness," "Redefining the 'Third World' Subject," "Sexuality and Sexual Rights," "Harem and the Veil," and "Gender and Post/colonial Relations." A bibliography complements the wide-ranging essays. This is the ideal volume for any reader interested in the development of postcoloniality and feminist thought.

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User Review  - Becky - Goodreads

Very comprehensive and accessible compilation. Read about forced sterilization of women of color in the United States, Muslim women choosing to wear a veil or not, compulsory heterosexuality, and the second and third waves of feminism.

About the author

Reina Lewis is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of East London. Sara Mills is Research Professor in the School of Cultural Studies at Sheffield Hallam University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Feminist Postcolonial Theory: A Reader
• Authors: Reina Lewis, Sara Mills
• Editors: Reina Lewis, Sara Mills
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group, 2003
• ISBN: 0415942756, 9780415942751
• Length: 754 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / General; Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory; Social Science / General; Social Science / Human Geography; Social Science / Women's Studies